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In reply to the discussion: Everyone in US under surveillance incl Congress - NSA whistleblower [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)this country these domestic data gathering and storing polices pose.
Your response to my sincere inquiry as to what your point was:
Even his believers doubt some of his claims.
I don't know him from adam. Do you? I read what people say, and watch what they do politically to form opinions, political opinions.
Binney says that the NSA is spying even on Members of Congress. That if true, is chilling, isn't it? Unless you are blind to the possibilities of any government agency having that kind of power.
Snowden says the NSA gives immunity from spying to Congress.
You posted Snowden's comment to prove something, which you now say is 'even his believers doubt some of his claims'. I don't know any of his believers so that doesn't answer my question at all.
Are you saying they doubt that the NSA has given Congress immunity and that Binney is correct and that the NSA IS spying on Congress?
Because you used Snowden's comment, it now appears, to show how he contradicted Binney. So does that mean you believe Binney?
Do you see the confusion? Either you believe Binney or Snowden re how the NSA is using the data they have on Congress. But regardless of HOW they are using it, BOTH Binney AND Snowden are saying they DO HAVE DATA ON CONGRESS.
I don't know which is worse, the NSA just having it, as Binney says, or the NSA being in such a position of power over Congress they can 'grant immunity' to our government from their spying. Not much difference imo. The POTENTIAL is the problem. Unless you don't believe either of them.